Answers to the meaning of life

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#1 February 5, 2009

Post your answers to the meaning of life.

Rules -------

Every answer must clearly be correct (42)

I plan to use these in a python program so if you dont want yours in please either dont post or say you dont want it included

Please try and read others to avoid duplicates

Have fun!

Thanks Bodsda

#2 February 5, 2009

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/life

#3 February 5, 2009

6*9=42 if we are in base 13. ;)

#4 February 5, 2009

Or base 2...

101001

#5 February 5, 2009

base 1

111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

possible to get every base? (up to 42)

#6 February 5, 2009

2A in Hexadecimal (base 16)

52 in Octal (base [noparse]8)[/noparse]

#7 February 5, 2009

41.999..., if we don't vehemently disbelieve that 0.999... = 1.

#8 February 5, 2009

The meaning of life = The meaning of life

#9 February 5, 2009

Bodsda said: Post your answers to the meaning of life.

Rules -------

Every answer must clearly be correct (42)

I plan to use these in a python program so if you dont want yours in please either dont post or say you dont want it included

Please try and read others to avoid duplicates

Have fun!

Thanks Bodsda

But, since I imagine your "answer" is a reference to *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe*, and in *The Guide*, the question itself ended up being wrong, then how can any of our answers be "correct" as you say they need to be?

#10 February 5, 2009

Base 42:

1764

Sorry, I'm not very familiar with the various bases, would the above be correct, or would it be:

#11 February 5, 2009

There is no meaning of life.

#12 February 5, 2009

The meaning to life is what you give it. By itself the only meaning is the continuation of the species.

#13 February 5, 2009

Moved CC Games. The real question is... What is the Question to the Ultimate Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?

#14 February 6, 2009

JordyD said: Base 42:

1764

Sorry, I'm not very familiar with the various bases, would the above be correct, or would it be:

In base 42, 42 would be "10".

#15 February 7, 2009

sdennie said: In base 42, 42 would be "10".

In base 42, four two would be decimal ten

We had this convo already sdennie. :) you cant use the digits in such a brief context without specifying the base of everything. my head still hurts.

#16 February 7, 2009

It's a film by Monty Python (another wafer thin mint Mr Creosote?)